APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
"I Feel like We Should Have Had More Bonding Moments": The Importance of Intentional Community Building in Online Summer Bridge
- Daliah Altal
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Allison Lloyd
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Peter MacIver
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Kathleen Stolle-McAllister
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Abstract
A mixed methods study evaluated the effects of online Summer Bridge programming on students’ sense of community in a STEM program. Comparisons between two cohorts revealed that the cohort receiving structured and sustained online community building activities reported greater sense of community than the one that lacked such programming.
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